Thin is in at IFA 2008, and Sharp's LCD lineup leads off with the super-skinny XS1 Aquos series LCD. A 23mm thick 1080p 52- or 65-inch panel packing 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio, 100Hz motion processing and detachable speaker system, halves it's
previous 5cm best from May of this year. Old school fat LCD fans can look forward to the D65E line, pulling 20,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio and claiming an "environmentally conscious design" for Sharp's premium range, in sizes from 32- to 52-inch models, with prices to match from €899 to €2299. Of course, none of this would be right without a matching Blu-ray player, and Sharp has announced the BD-HP21H, a Bonus View Profile 1.1 model with a quick-start mode, but like the XS1 lacks pricing info that would make it so much juicier. All are due in the UK in October, we should hope for more details before then.
UPDATE: Add a few more zeros onto that contrast ratio -- 1,000,000:1 -- Thanks, celle!
posted Aug 28th 2008 8:15AM
Love it!
Is that a ghost?
Too rich for my blood, maybe when I strike it big in Oil money :D
off point: The watch that dude is wearing the the press shots is...unique?
Someone's got it all wrong... Sharp's German press release talks about the XS1 having a RGB LED backlight, and a contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1.
http://www.sharp.de/presse/pressedetails.php?pid=1271&groupid=17&presseart=1
man, i wish i had a sweet neo-industrial artsy room like that....
its sexy
TV schmeevee...
Where can I get that beautiful articulating TV pole mount? Anybody have a lead??
I guess people generally won't mind their LCD tv fat or slim since most of them are pretty slim I suppose.
The really big problem is can we keep the same quailty along with the slim design?
I work on behalf of Sharp and have to state that consumers will not be disappointed with the new LC-XS1 series. The great thing about this company is that Sharp is consistently improving their product's quality while not sacraficing the eco-standards they have set. More information in the link about Sharp's ability to raise the bar in alternative energy sources in the tech world: http://sharpgreen.smnr.us/.